Mohammad Abrar Alam

Dr. Mohammad Abrar Alam is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Physics at Arkansas State University, affiliated with the Beck College of Sciences and Mathematics. His research focuses on medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, and the development of bioactive compounds for antimicrobial and anticancer applications.

• Key research areas: Thiazole and pyrazole derivatives, steroid chemistry, plant-based drug production, and bacterial resistance targeting.
• Recent work: Synthesis of thiazole-fused steroids, isoflavonoids from hairy root cultures, and CRISPRi tools for Streptococcus mutans gene studies.

His articles emphasize sustainable synthesis methods and heterocyclic scaffolds for therapeutic discovery, with applications in melanoma treatment, inflammation inhibition, and combating drug-resistant pathogens.